Hi Jimmy
Sounds like you've been busy as a young man should
Post Hog! Post Hog!
Ken is a Post Hog!
Hi John If there is a hollow spot or a void outside, nature will fill it. I have found through the years, storage space is no different. The more space one makes, the more stuff accumulates to fill it
If this pandemic ever clears, it sounds like you are the perfect candidate for a big garage sale
I like the shed you built. It's got character
TF
Good evening, everyone.
Welcome back, Jimmy. I'm glad to hear you're doing well.
It's going to rain tonight, which always makes it a good day in farm country.
Our garage was full of stuff, so I built a shed in the backyard, moved the stuff from the garage to the shed, and had a clean garage. Within two years, my wife had the garage filled with more stuff. Now we have a basement full of stuff, a shed full of stuff, and a garage full of stuff.
Have a good Sunday evening, everyone.
York1 John
Jimmy_BraumHey everyone, long time no see. Sorry for the disappearing act from the forums, but life has just been draining me.
Good to hear from you Jimmy.
It seems Ken is wanting the title of Post Hog.
-Kevin
Living the dream.
Diners
I hate Rust
Eveing
Good
Hey everyone, long time no see.
Sorry for the disappearing act from the forums, but life has just been draining me.
I was supposed to be working the Greenberg train show this weekend, but our PA leaders decided train shows aren't safe- but shopping in Walmart is? Same with restaurants.... only 25% capacity in any indoor space?!? I'm doing what I can to support my local businesses, take out a lot. But at least Monongahela seems to be going against the national trend. Instead of businesses shutting down for good, we have have open since March: a bakery, a consignment shop, another restaurant, a horse rider emporium,etc. So we're holding our own against the "shut down and go out" trend.
I got an exercise bike a few weeks ago to try and lose 100 lbs- I'm currently burning 300 calories a day, and averaging 15 miles in an hour, so I guess I am in better shape than I thought I was- Just need to shape up.
I received two NMRA evaluations yesterday- the Golden Spike award, and the AP Volunteer certificate. I passed both, now just to get the remaining paperwork signed off on, mailed and wait for the paper from national. One AP down, several more to go.
I have been watching the constant work at the East Broad Top Railroad and am amazed and figuraitvely crying tears of joy. So much has been done since February 2020! 1,000 ties replaced in the yard alone, five switches rebuilt, buildings stablized and the belt system operational again, passenger cars being worked on and TWO steam locomotives being restored to operational status! They have even gotten so much work done, they are still (pardon the pun) on track to run equipment for paying tourists in August! One of the bright points in an otherwise dingy 2020 imo. 2021 sure looks bright for the EBT
(My Model Railroad, My Rules)
These are the opinions of an under 35 , from the east end of, and modeling, the same section of the Wheeling and Lake Erie railway. As well as a freelanced road (Austinville and Dynamite City railroad).
Cool!
Make sure you take pictures Mike. I will be curious to see those down the road I've always liked projects like that.
Have a great Sunday everyone. Don't forget to pig-out at least once today That's what Sunday is for
Track fiddlerThe garage living space isn't your occasional dog house is it? Just kidding.
I turned half of a 24'x24' garage on our property in the north woods ( 20 miles west of Minocqua, WI. Pike Lake Chain) into living quarters. It's now a "gar-lodge" kinda thing.
I'll have to load some pictures, tuned out pretty cool.
Now I'am going to build a 12'x16' shed/3 season shop to house many of things that USED to be in the garage.
Yea, I'll build this myself, as I did the original garage.
Mike.
My You Tube
Good morning ...
TF .... LOL . Between my clumsy fingers and my vision problems, my typing is challenging.
Kevin and TF ..... Kevins's garage apaprently is a Man Cave. .... When my wife thretens to send me downstairs, I don't worry. The model railroad and the workshop are there.
Everybody ..... Have a nice day.
GARRY
HEARTLAND DIVISION, CB&Q RR
EVERYWHERE LOST; WE HUSTLE OUR CABOOSE FOR YOU
Good one Kevin.
Some men are well prepared From what I've seen, after all your hard work on your man cave I would spend the night out there in a minute, ... I bet you would too. Do you think she may possibly know that?
Have you surfed eBay for any futon shopping?
Track fiddler The garage living space isn't your occasional dog house is it?
My wife used to threaten to make me go live in the garage.
Now that the garage is tiled, painted, cleaned, and comfortable, she does not make that threat anymore.
mbinsewi Now that half of the garage is living space, I need to build a 12'x16' shed/3 season shop.
Now that half of the garage is living space, I need to build a 12'x16' shed/3 season shop.
I may have missed something Mike. The garage living space isn't your occasional dog house is it? Just kidding.
That 12 by16 shed sounds like a fun project. Are you going to tackle it?
I watched the second time-lapse video Ed. I have to say again I really enjoy those.
I have to admit they kind of lost me on the sub grade slab they buried. I can only speculate which is a guessing game that it's some type of buffer to better minimize the movement of lift and settling that they know they know is inevitable. (Below frost line slab Maybe) Just a guess, ... Very curious for the reasoning though.
Thanks Ed, Enjoyed!
Great videos Ed ! Thanks!
Hot and humid in SE. WI. yesterday and today. Big storms going on in the north. I'll be going back up there the first week in August.
Have great Sunday!
Yes, It makes one appreciate today's engineering Ed. Some of the things you see are just plain Common Sense after you see them. Perhaps Common Sense was many of the things missed years ago. I would imagine many of today's building tactics they learned from past mistakes that were overlooked. Structures in the past that didn't stand the test of time and now they see why. I always liked the common phrase in construction. "Hindsight is the best site"
I'm very curious what those large Domino slabs were made of as well? Interesting stuff!
Track fiddler I especially found it interesting how they put those black slabs on the ends so the bottoms of Abutment supports don't give in towards the center.
I noticed those, TF, they looked like giant dominoes. Are they some kind of composite? Like Trex or maybe scrap tires?
I like watching the pile driver. They wasted no time getting those rammed in Somebody did their homework on those jobs!
Cheers, Ed
Post Hog! Morning post Hog!
Ed, ... I really enjoyed the time lapse photography of the underpass. I always liked time lapse photography as it keeps your attention. No boring narrator flapping his jaws as you can see what's going on for yourself.
I watched on megastructures once how they moved a giant truss bridge that way. I especially found it interesting how they put those black slabs on the ends so the bottoms of Abutment supports don't give in towards the center.
Interesting, Thanks!
I'll be watching the other one while I finish my coffee this morning.
Good morning
Heartland Division CB&Q BigDaddy Garry almost a piece of cake. I remember nothing, which I regret, because my uncle was a world famous cataract surgeon. While any surgery has risks, it's benefit is huge and the risk is really low. Henry .... Thanks for saying that. My eye surgery will be at Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, TN. I have other medical issues cared for at Vanderbilt, too. Their doctors and other medical professionals are top notch. TF .... Are you spaved out this evening or what ?
BigDaddy Garry almost a piece of cake. I remember nothing, which I regret, because my uncle was a world famous cataract surgeon. While any surgery has risks, it's benefit is huge and the risk is really low.
Garry almost a piece of cake. I remember nothing, which I regret, because my uncle was a world famous cataract surgeon. While any surgery has risks, it's benefit is huge and the risk is really low.
Henry .... Thanks for saying that. My eye surgery will be at Vanderbilt Eye Institute in Nashville, TN. I have other medical issues cared for at Vanderbilt, too. Their doctors and other medical professionals are top notch.
TF .... Are you spaved out this evening or what ?
A little bit. I was bored last night surfing extraterrestrial and UFO sites on the internet. I find that stuff interesting. Most people don't believe that kind of thing unless they have seen something for themselves.
And it's funny Garry, I thaught I was going to add a new word to my vocabulary, (spaved) until I realized C is right next to V on the keypad
I have to go along with Henry on your eye surgery. My Grandfather had laser surgery done to remove his cataracts in the late 70s. It was a piece of cake procedure back then and Technology sure has come a long way since I don't know exactly what procedure you're having but they're all state-of-the-art.
No worries mate!
Ken, I can I appreciate your plan of getting rid of the weeds in the brick cracks is an easy one. Them weeds are tough though. I tried what you're doing with a propane torch with Mapp gas. Whenever the weed Roots stay intact they just come right back quickly.
I used weed killer the second time around and waited a few days until they turned brown. Then took the propane torch to them. That worked for quite a while.
Good Sunday Morning —
Here's an interesting look at a railway overpass replacement in time-lapse:
Kind of looks like the way we do it on the model railroad. Build the whole thing and slide it under the right-of-way, or "permanent-way" in the UK. The railway line was only shut down a little over three days on Christmas Holiday. What they don't mention is that it took another six years to get the highway portion straightened out.
Here's another look at a "pre-fab" assembly done in Osberstown, Ireland on the Cork-Dublin line. Kit-style.
Fascinating to see the load-compensated counterweight trolleyed around as the lift is needed.
I've seen a few similar bridge replacements done like this in North America as well. Neat to watch!
Regards, Ed
Good evening ....
This evening, I was running trains. An SD9 is serving local customers on a branch line.
Everybody .... Have a good night.
cudaken Flame Thrower Front. Yep I bought it!
"One difference between pessimists and optimists is that while pessimists are more often right, optimists have far more fun."
I saw an article yesterday where some "expert" claimed we have pieces of alien space hardware. Given the quality of news today, who knows.
I walked down to the waterfront and my nextdoor neighbor's kid, 20 something, was carrying a totally unconscious girl from his boat. He borrowed a neighbors golf cart and he and his 4 or 5 friends loaded this woman in the front seat of the golf cart, where her head bent backward, further than I would trust mine to bend.
They pushed her head forward and she almost fell out of the golf cart. We then had a discussion about alcohol toxicity, drug over doses and aspiration. I have had more than my share of alcohol, but I've never been that drunk.
Henry
COB Potomac & Northern
Shenandoah Valley
Evening
At least it cooled off a little bit outside. Until tomorrow at Ken's place
Ken, Have fun with your Pyroglyphic De-weeding program tomorrow. Wish I could come join you with some of these leftover Roman Candles
Eveing Diners
Flo, give the gang and I a please and Dirk his dog treat.
Trains are being mean to me tonight. PRR GG1 is picking like Roy Clark! PRR 1sa and B&O F7's are running great!
Flame Thrower Front. Yep I bought it! I have yet to use it, and when I do I will have the garden house at hand. The area I bought it for is 40 feet from the house plus the house is all brick. I have to work at it to catch the house on fire.
Done with the BBQ and time to sit out with Dirk.
Later, Ken and Dirk says Woof, Woof Daddy, can I have the rib bones?
I got the latest Walther's catalog in the mail today.
Even though I buy very little lately, it is still exciting.
It reminds me of when I was a kid, and the Monkey Wards or Sears toy catalog came out before Christmas. I looked at every page and dreamed of being rich.
I hope paper catalogs don't completely go away.
Kevin are you taking pictures of Atlantic Central's home?
In packing I looked at a few random boxes of slides. I will be excited to unpack and really take a look at what I have. I remember going to Cumberland MD and there was a yard full of old B&O GP7-9's
These are some views of the Age Of Steam Roundhouse that I just luckily stumbled into while driving through rural Ohio.
It was closed when I was there, but I was able to get a few pictures through the fence. Again... Oh how I wish I had my 300mm lens with me.
I will make sure I see this while it is open when I loop back through Ohio in October.
Always liked the Victorians Kevin, ...Nice pics. Sounds like you three had a really good time, that's always good to hear.
Well, I sure am refreshed for a Saturday after a nice long couch nap. I swear I need to make some nice long audio recordings of Golf for my night sleep.
A Golf game in the background never fails for a good Saturday or Sunday afternoon nap on the couch. It's almost as good as Nap Car.
I wish you well with your eye surgerys Garry
Howdy ...
Kevin .... Oh, you went to Triplets afterwards. We should have done with you. Good food. As you can see it is connected to Harper House which has fantastic prime rib on Friday and Saturday nights. ..... I like the house photos you took on your trip.
MLC ... It would be good to have another get together. The virus has kept us from doing things.
Some of you might recall the eye surgery I was going to have in the winter was postponed. Next, it was delayed becasue of the virus shut down. ... It is now scheduled for this Monday for one eye and the following Monday for the other eye. It will be done in Nashville. It certainly is needed after waiting this long.
POST HOG
Kevin : those are neat old house photos.
Brent: me thinks the goats are photoshopped on.
"......and now back to Gangbusters and the case of the carnival caper...."